Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax/Hemp, WK, 1767, Image by StuE, Found by Sue Clark
First side:-
First line - W.K.
Second line - I?12H = Roman script initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1767 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ?? = ?? = cannot be discerned (probably ЛД = LD = initials for Flax Inspection).
Second line - (AOD?)?(P?)EB(R?) = name of quality control officer.
Third line - *N70* = number of work station used by officer.
See section 5.2.3.1, Russian Seals, 1762-1769, Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
These seals are Russian flax or hemp bale quality control seals.
